Cody Cobb

Cody Cobb (b. 1984) is a photographer based in Las Vegas, Nevada. His photographs aim to capture brief moments of stillness from the chaos of nature. For weeks at a time, Cobb wanders the American West alone in order to fully immerse himself in seemingly untouched wilderness. This isolation allows for more sensitive observations of both the external landscape as well as the internal experience of solitude. These portraits of the Earth's surface are an attempt to capture an entanglement of the observer and the observed.

About the Work

Cody’s photography genre is landscape, focusing on themes of nature, wilderness, solitude, and the surreal. His work is characterized by its quiet, colorful, moody, and hyperreal portrayal of the American West, often evoking a sense of the supernatural and minimalism.

Awards & Recognition

• The Royal Photographic Society’s IPE162 (2019)
• The Center Awards - Curator's Choice (2019)
• PDN 30 Emerging Photographers (2018)
• Photolucida - Critical Mass Top 50 (2017)

Publications

• Arctic Volume - Surface N° 2 (January 2022)
• WIRED Magazine (March 2020)
• The Financial Times (March 11, 2020)
• ON DEATH (2019)
• Cercle #7 (2019)
• Woven Magazine - Issue 4 (2019)
• 195 Journal, Issue One (2019)
• August - Tomorrow’s Talent Zine (2018)
• Magic Hour Zine (2018)
• Oryx - Escape Issue (2018)
• n by Norwegian (2018)
• la Repubblica - L'avventura perfetta (2017)
• PDN Emerging Photographer (2017)
• Loose - Issue One (2017)
• British Airways - High Life Magazine (2017)
• Another Place Press - Cascadia (2016)
• The California Sunday Magazine (2016)
• MADE - Quarterly Four (2015)
• Asymptote - Summer (2015)
• Aint-Bad Magazine - From Here On (2015)
• Aint-Bad Magazine - The American South (2014)
• The Outsiders - Gestalten (2014)
• Mould Map 3 - Landfill Editions (2014)
• PERDIZ Magazine (2014)
• Analøg #2 (2013)
• Aint-Bad Magazine - Infinite Progress (2013)
• If You Leave - Volume II (2012)
• If You Leave - Volume III (2012)

Exhibitions

• International Photography Exhibition - Museum of Gloucester (January 2022)
• In Praise of Shadows - Los Angeles, CA (January 2021)
• CENTER Santa Fe Curator’s Choice - Bloomington, IN (December 2019)
• C4FAP / In Relation to the Land - Fort Collins, CO (August 2019)
• FOCUS Photo - LA & NYC (July 2019)
• MOPLA Group Exhibition - Los Angeles (April 2019)
• EONS Solo Exhibition - Seattle (August 2018)
• Wish You Were Here, Vol. 4 - Los Angeles (April 2018)
• Lenz Photography Festival - Manchester (November 2017)
• Ambient Landscapes - Sydney (November 2017)
• FOCUS Summer 2017 - NYC (July 2017)
• SVLA1 / Artist Takeover - Los Angeles (June 2017)
• FotoFilmic '16 Exhibition - Los Angeles (November 2016)
• The Adventure Handbook - Photo Comp Exhibition (May 2016)
• 9/50 Summit Atlanta Contemporary Art Center - Atlanta, GA (June 2014)
• DdA Factory Cagliari - Italy (June 2014)
• PROOF's Annual Benefit & Auction Sundaram Tagore Gallery - NYC, NY (April 2014)
• Shade Vyner Street Gallery - London (November 2013)
• Miller Yezerski Gallery - Boston, MA (October 2013)
• Redbird Editions Opening Exhibition De Fotohal - Amsterdam (September 2013)
• PANACEA Book Release MUA - Oakland, CA (February 2013)
• If You Leave Mother London - London, UK (November 2012)
• Dust & Scratches Moscow Museum of Modern Art - Moscow, Russia (February 2012)

Collections

• Eons: An ongoing project exploring the entanglement of observer and observed during long periods of solitude in the wilderness of the American West. View on Foundation
• Dark Side: An illumination of a strange land that no longer resembles the familiar surfaces of the American West. View on Foundation
• Dead Roads: This series of roadside portraits detail the landforms, ruins, and artifacts left in the wake of westward expansion in the United States. View on Foundation

Details

Photographing since 2005. First NFT minted on 2021-04-15. Based in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

Notable collectors include Art Pleb, pixelpete, jeffexcell, jabjabx (@jabdoteth), Freddie (@1centwhale).

ETH address: codycobb.eth